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March 12, 2008
House of the Day: 295 Bond Street
An old-school house in Carroll Gardens for under a million bucks? Well, technically that's true but there are a few catches. The brick two-family at 295 Bond Street is a mere 1,400 square feet and is need of a total renovation. As the listing points out, such a renovation could include the addition of another 1,000 square feet and the creation of a legal commercial space on the ground floor. Still, for $895,000, this is feeling like a tough sell.
295 Bond Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
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Almost a million for a teardown. You've got to be kidding.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:30 PM
right next to the projects.
heard 7 gunshots right outside this place 2 nights ago.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:32 PM
From the photo, looks like you'd have some great neighbors. Area is dumpy, house is crappy. Lot is small. It's about 50% overpriced.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:33 PM
300k
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:33 PM
Overpriced and all it will be is a future condo. Not a nice one either looking at what's around it.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:35 PM
I can't believe this is house of the day.
Just looking at Brown Harris Stevens website, I saw 10 other properties which looked more interesting.
I doubt anyone here is too interested in buying this place. It is neither a bargain, nor in a good location.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:45 PM
TLC could buy it and start a new tatoo show here.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:48 PM
I'll pay 250k
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:55 PM
Is that a ghost in the right ground floor window?
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 1:57 PM
The lady who owned it recently passed away and her children sold the home several months ago. It looks like the current owner might be trying to make a quick buck. Glad the family got some money and I wish them all the best. That house had been in the family for many years and a family was raised there. I am sure the prior owner's children, grand children, and great grand children have good memories of the house and their grandmother. They are the type of people that make me proud to live in Gowanus so quit ragging on the house.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:06 PM
This house just closed 4 months ago for $550K!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:12 PM
That's a nice story, 2:06. That's a sad little house.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:15 PM
hahah. 550!!!! and now they want 850K having done nothing!!!
that would have been nice to know in the original article!!!
still wondering why this is house of the day.
scam of the day, maybe.
house of the day, i don't think so.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:16 PM
BHS should be ashamed of themselves.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:19 PM
Corcoran rather. Same difference.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:21 PM
I loathe the phrase, "estate condition."
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:21 PM
"BHS should be ashamed of themselves."
I think it's really the flipper who should be ashamed of himself.
Posted by: johnife at March 12, 2008 2:26 PM
This is in Boerum Hill, not Carroll Gardens.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:26 PM
"This is in Boerum Hill, not Carroll Gardens"
it's all the same.
ghettoville.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:45 PM
The only reason anyone should be ashamed is that they should be getting MORE for this. Its Carroll Gardens!
I say 4.7 mil.
Fuhgeddaboudit!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:50 PM
that isn't boerum hill.... that's shitsville. 99K is my final offer!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:56 PM
ick, ugh and you've got to be kidding. yet again a corcoran agent trying to squeezt the life out of the market. bet she gets it too. i hate her
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:56 PM
I hear Trader Joe's will be moving into the first floor.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:59 PM
2:56 = corco agent trying to use reverse psychology.
sooooo transparent.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:59 PM
Ms Rieders is on crack. She is totally off the mark here.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:59 PM
at list you have HDTV
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 2:59 PM
2:59 you are soooo wrong. i am not an agent, corcoran or otherwise. just into the market. i find it amazing how these agents get what they ask for that's all. i see some places sit forever while they turn things over quickly. it's all about the marketing and that's all she has behind her..certainly not her looks or debonaire!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:02 PM
this won't sell for a penny over 600K.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:04 PM
shouldn't move for more than they paid for it when they overpaid 4 years ago...
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:07 PM
you mean 4 months ago, 3:07.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:09 PM
ooopps, yes, sorry
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:11 PM
Actually the looks part is obvious..she aint got them but do you really think she can sell that shit. I mean Elliott SPitzer wouldnt go for that if the agent was good looking.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:16 PM
IS THIS A PIC OF DETROIT?
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:18 PM
The building next door was in similar if not worse condition or at least the facade was.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:23 PM
I disagree. Looks like someone named MVM Holdings is making a play for the block. They own 297 and 305 Bond. 295 is only 16' wide too small to work with, but if you combine it with 297 you have a 32 foot wide lot. The problem is that 299 recently sold for 1.5 million. However, it's just a one story garage and could easily be taken down and added to the mix. Combined that would give them 100' total street front. Jon, would be interesting to see how this plays. Make it work...
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:29 PM
ugly house ugly broker
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:34 PM
well maybe that explains the pricing. if it is in demand they can hold out and get it. short of doing any homework on the zoning or recent comps in the area like 3:29 seems to have done I say holy sh*t if this house commands that kind of money. we are a confused bunch. and I agree w/ 3:34
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:37 PM
I can't believe I'm defending a broker, but Deborah's actually better in person. I saw her at an open house once. She's got a Deborah Winger Ashkenazi thing going.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2008 3:47 PM
What a joke!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:53 PM
Can we refrain from calling brokers ugly on this site? it's just mean.
so much more fun to bash slopers.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 3:54 PM
I can't believe I'm defending slopers, but they're actually better in person. I saw them at an open house once. They've got a Deborah Winger Ashkenazi thing going.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2008 3:59 PM
Do they call every house on this website Carroll gardens? this is no where near Carroll Gardens. This is Gowanas , why does Mr.B continue with information that is clearly wrong.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 4:32 PM
If this is carroll Gardens than the new Whole Foods is North Park Slope.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 4:37 PM
wow, biff... you got really got a thing for brokers. and slopers.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 4:44 PM
I have always thought this was a sweet house. It's just out of Carroll Gardens, in a nice part of Gowanus. There is a great neighborhood feel on the streets between Bond and Hoyt. There are artists studios (my office is in an old factory a couple of blocks away) around. There are no services. My wife and I recently bought a house on Union a few blocks away. It's a fantastic part of Brooklyn. I don't understand all the negativity on this site. Sure the price is a bit steep. But look at what other properties are going for.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 4:46 PM
I have always thought this was a sweet house. It's just out of Carroll Gardens, in a nice part of Gowanus. There is a great neighborhood feel on the streets between Bond and Hoyt. There are artists studios (my office is in an old factory a couple of blocks away) around. There are no services. My wife and I recently bought a house on Union a few blocks away. It's a fantastic part of Brooklyn. I don't understand all the negativity on this site. Sure the price is a bit steep. But look at what other properties are going for.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 4:47 PM
I'm a broker
I'm a sloper
I'm a midnight toker...
(everybody sing)
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2008 4:47 PM
4:46/4:47/Deborah, I thought Corcoran's office was on Montague. And you have a wife?? NICE!
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2008 4:48 PM
Today's oxymoron is "a nice part of Gowanus."
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 5:29 PM
wtf is up with the "reasons to leave brooklyn" ad.
most
whitetrash
ad
ever.
DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 5:31 PM
Followed closely by the #2 oxymoron, "same difference" posted at 2:21
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2008 5:34 PM
"estate condition" -- Did Orwell write the description?
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 5:45 PM
Could be a very cute house in a really cool part of Gowanus, but the price is pretty steep.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 5:47 PM
I'd only buy it if they threw in that satellite dish sticking off the building facade.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at March 12, 2008 5:47 PM
You get the Dish. You can watch 200 channels to take your mind off of over paying for your dumpy house.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 6:11 PM
In the first floor bathroom, you can be on the toilet and wash your hands at the same time. Worth the price.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 6:13 PM
Cute house.
Unusual that the the window openings do not line up but it is still pretty and balanced.
How did the old builders do it?
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 7:19 PM
I love the 'commercial' play. There's about zero foot traffic there. The broker is ugly, but who knows, in person maybe she's better. Lately Corcoran seems like they can't afford to hire any decent photogs...
Posted by: denton at March 12, 2008 7:22 PM
This listing could be the poster boy for the housing bubble. We will all be shaking our heads 18 months from now wondering what the hell we were thinking.
$895k for this shell of a shitbox is laughable.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 7:27 PM
I think this part of Gowanas is really nice very industrial and will become the next trendy nabe. if they are selling other parts of the city than this will sell at this price.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 9:42 PM
I have no idea what they are using it for now, but the garage to the left of it used to be a repair shop for garbage trucks. They would tow trucks there that broke down in mid-route and were filled with reeking, rotting ooze and leave them on the street until they had time to get around to repairing them. Then after they were done repairing them, they'd power wash them in the street so there would be a nice half inch layer of tallow over the sidewalk. I'd be worried if I bought that house a similar type of business could come back in next door. Obviously the owners have no concern who or what they rent to.
Posted by: guest at March 12, 2008 10:06 PM
the best little shit house in CG
Posted by: guest at March 13, 2008 12:00 AM
I'd consider it if the ugly broker was removed.
Posted by: guest at March 13, 2008 8:15 AM
pssssssssssst. nasty all the way around. looks like it stinks of cat urine. and to live next to where garbage trucks would idle forever w/ roting garbage..oh my god the toxins in the air must still linger
Posted by: guest at March 13, 2008 2:16 PM
What the heck is wrong with you people? Last I checked, this isn't a forum for cutting people down and criticizing their looks. That's just plain mean. Why are some users on this site are so *vicious*. It's really disturbing. As a long-time reader of this blog, I've become so disgusted by how all these threads are hijacked by catty, snobby posters. Get a life people. If you need your daily dose of catty comments, check page 6; let's keep Brownstoner a place for discussing Brooklyn architecture and borough life.
Posted by: jcg11201 at March 13, 2008 8:12 PM
folks on this blog can be really nasty. they antagonize and provoke. just their way to get things going. i agree that it can be hurtful. they need to get a life!
Posted by: guest at March 14, 2008 8:27 AM
2:16, you mean cat urine and shit!
Straight up nasty ass looking house!
Posted by: guest at March 14, 2008 10:26 PM
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